Covid19 Cookie-Baking

The kids and I have been baking cookies every weekend. Here are some of our favorite recipes. Yum!

Peanut Butter Cookies
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
Cream shortening, butter, and sugars. Add egg, peanut butter, and vanilla. Then add flour. Roll dough into balls and place on greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork dipped in sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Makes 3 dozen.

Chocolate-Chip Cookies
2 sticks butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 oz milk chocolate chips
Cream butter, sugars, vanilla. Add eggs. Then mix in flour, soda, and salt. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 4-5 dozen.

Granny Annie's Icebox Cookies
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond flavoring
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
Cream butter and sugars. Add egg and almond. Then mix in flour. Put dough on wax paper and form into a roll. Refrigerate over night. Slice dough and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.